FRONT
/fΙΉΚnt/
8
Scrabble
9
WWF
F(4) R(1) O(1) N(1) T(1)
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Definition
/fΙΉΚnt/
noun
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- A field of activity.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.“Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.”
- The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
verb
- To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
- To face, be opposite to.
- To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- To adorn the front of; to put on the front.
- To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
adjective
- Located at or near the front.“The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.”
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).“The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: FRONT-S
